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The siege of Damascus (634) lasted from 21 August to 19 September 634 [2] before the city fell to the Rashidun Caliphate. Damascus was the first major city of the Eastern Roman Empire to fall in the Muslim conquest of Syria.
The Battle of the Yarmuk (also spelled Yarmouk) was a major battle between the army of the Byzantine Empire and the Arab Muslim forces of the Rashidun Caliphate.The battle consisted of a series of engagements that lasted for six days in August 636, near the Yarmouk River (also called the Hieromyces River), along what are now the borders of Syria–Jordan and Syria-Israel, southeast of the Sea ...
This is a list of Roman army units and bureaucrats. Accensus – Light infantry men in the armies of the early Roman Republic, made up of the poorest men of the army. Actuarius – A soldier charged with distributing pay and provisions. Adiutor – A camp or headquarters adjutant or assistant. Aeneator – Military musician such as a bugler
The presence of public baths in Damascus started during the Umayyad era, while some historians date them back to the Roman era. The Damascene baths were mentioned by a number of Damascus historians, such as Ibn 'Asakir (1106–1175 AD) in his famous book "The History of Damascus". In his book, Ibn 'Asakir named 77 of baths working at that time ...
The Battle of Damascus, Siege of Damascus, or similar names may refer to: Siege of Damascus (634), a siege during the Muslim conquest of Syria. The Siege of Damascus, a 1720 play by John Hughes about this battle; During the Crusades: Siege of Damascus during the Crusade of 1129; Siege of Damascus (1148), a failed siege during the Second Crusade
The Emesa helmet (also known as the Homs helmet) is a Roman cavalry helmet from the early first century AD. It consists of an iron head piece and face mask, the latter of which is covered in a sheet of silver and presents the individualised portrait of a face, likely its owner.
This is a list of rulers of Damascus from ancient times to the present. General context: ... to the Roman Republic/Roman Empire/Byzantine Empire (64 BC–635)
572 BCE – Neo-Babylonians conquered Damascus; 538 BCE – Achaemenid Empire annexes Damascus; 333 BCE – Alexander the Great conquers Damascus; 112 BCE – Damascus fell to Antiochus IX Cyzicenus. [1] 150 CE – Damascus became a Roman provincial city under Trajan. [1] 4th century – Temple of Jupiter built by the Romans.